ENTO 455: Field Entomology in the Tropics

Course Description

Credits 3.


9 Other Hours.Intensive hands-on, field-based experiences in Costa Rica at the Texas A&M Soltis Center for Research and Education; study of insect diversity, behavior and natural history and insight into the challenges in conserving biodiversity; two-week course designed to provide authentic research experiences in a tropical rainforest; involvement in physically demanding fieldwork, extensive collecting and sampling, specimen sorting and preparation, as well as field observation of insect natural history and behavioral experiments; learn how to keep field notes, work in teams to solve research questions and communicate research through various media.Prerequisites:Grade of C or better inBIOL 111andBIOL 112; or approval of instructor; any course in entomology recommended.